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In reply to the discussion: Woman visits Toys R Us, pays off everyone's layaway. [View all]fishwax
(29,146 posts)71. bikes, cribs, car seats, games, lego sets, sporting equipment, any number of things, really.
I take your larger point, but toys r us (and/or babies r us) sells a lot of stuff that kids want as well as some stuff that parents pretty much need. I don't think putting a bike on layaway for a Christmas gift is a bad thing. Or, say, putting a car seat on layaway knowing that your child might outgrow the current one in the next few months, as a way to not get hit with the expense all at once. At most they charge a five dollar fee, but there are also free layaway promotions where it costs nothing. It certainly seems to me to be preferable to going into debt and paying interest.
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Yes, some stores re-introduced it after the recessions because people couldn't get credit cards. nt
Fla Dem
Dec 2014
#62
What might not be significant to you is often very significant to too many others in America. nt
valerief
Dec 2014
#14
depends, for some usually christmas or birthdays are the only time they give something
JI7
Dec 2014
#32
Can't you just say something nice and have a positive response about this act of generosity?
a kennedy
Dec 2014
#42
this was my life regarding Christmas way back in the day when I was a kid. Way back.
roguevalley
Dec 2014
#82
Some want to wait until their kids know who Santa really is to enlighten them....
moriah
Dec 2014
#26
"create an environment where adults feel pressure to spend money at stores like Toys R Us"
EX500rider
Dec 2014
#68
ususally layaway toys are toys the kids really want but parents at that time may not be able
JI7
Dec 2014
#35
Bikes. Video game systems. Swing sets. A whole combination of toys such as dolls, games, Legos,
FSogol
Dec 2014
#60